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<p>The Epic Games Store has begun experimenting with cloud saves, a feature found in just about every platform from Steam to the Nintendo Switch. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney delivered the announcement on Twitter, saying &quot;cloud saves are enabled for a couple of new games right now.&quot;</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the word &quot;couple&quot; seems to be literal here. Twitter user <a href="https://twitter.com/ShyXLFT/status/1154425343865958400">ShyXLFT</a> said another individual discovered an &quot;enable cloud save&quot; function in the settings of the action-RPG <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/moonlighter/">Moonlighter</a>. <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/26/epic-games-store-cloud-saves/?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAH07vqHJup6BeCPvJrZ5QZUXntEe9gfw2gTk_3-s0diUQaxHYQJQPDvlY-wGpx-2hH1FQe8a_wjf6na71B3kbPGI-WAp64FCPx3nG8cybX5VkaRjPwAuRfVMOTu5v2l5kO8przTaZ5vrIx5JkAgBBDDzgEDTGLybpplYMj7psGor">Engadget reports</a> the other game is the survival strategy game <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/this-war-of-mine/">This War of Mine</a>. Sweeney didn&#8217;t confirm which &quot;couple of new games&quot; have cloud saves enabled, but he did note the feature needs &quot;a bit more work&quot; before implementing it across the entire Epic Games Store.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Cloud saves are enabled for a couple of new games right now. We have a bit more work to do before rolling it out more widely.</p>
<p> — Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1154434965960089602?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">July 25, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>When asked how the feature is implemented, Sweeney said that adding cloud saves is &quot;a manual process for the store team per game.&quot; He implied the feature doesn&#8217;t require any extra coding from the developers and games don&#8217;t need any form of updates on the developer side for cloud saves to be enabled.</p>
<p>Epic unveiled <a href="https://trello.com/b/GXLc34hk/epic-games-store-roadmap">a roadmap</a> earlier this year, where cloud saves&#8211;<a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/epic-games-store-cloud-saves-finally-achievements-/1100-6465613/">and various other features</a>&#8211;targeted a July release. A few other features expected to arrive in July are improvements to the library, a redesign of the store page, cutting patch sizes, and more.</p>
<p>Coincidently, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/these-2-pc-games-are-free-to-claim-at-epic-startin/1100-6468687/">the two free PC games</a> offered through the Epic Games Store are Moonlighter and This War of Mine. From now through Friday, August 2, both titles can be snagged for the low cost of free. <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/alan-wake/">Alan Wake</a> and <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/for-honor/">For Honor</a> will be the next free games up for grabs.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/epic-games-store-cloud-saves-available-for-select-/1100-6468709/">GameSpot</a></em></div>
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